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Groups protest Romania’s plan to get rid of 2,000 bears
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:15:52 -0700
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The government says Romania should reduce the number of brown bears by 2,000 in the next decade to protect the existing bear population. The environment ministry said Thursday that Romania had between 6,050 to 6,640 brown bears in 2016. It said 4,000 bears was an optimum figure from an “ecological, social […]
Meet Yoroshiku: Wallingford spot specializes in Hokkaido dishes
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:00:00 -0700
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Last year, the restaurant expanded into the adjacent storefront. The interior not only got a complete makeover, so did the menu, taking a turn toward izakaya, the Japanese equivalent of a pub, and doubling down on Hokkaido specialties.
MGM sets August opening date for Massachusetts casino
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 02:04:38 -0700
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BOSTON (AP) — The fate of Wynn’s glitzy Boston-area casino may still be up in the air, but rival MGM says it is on track to open the first Las Vegas-style casino resort in Massachusetts sooner than expected. MGM Resorts International is now targeting Aug. 24 as the new opening date for the $960 million […]
Workers head home, look for other jobs as Boracay closes
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:45:58 -0700
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BORACAY, Philippines (AP) — The cooks, hotel workers and other Filipinos who served tourists at the country’s most popular beach headed home and started looking for other work Thursday as police guarded the empty beach on the first day of a shutdown intended to let Boracay’s waters recover from overcrowding and development. Police on the […]
Lynching memorial and museum in Alabama draw crowds, tears
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:11:39 -0700
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Tears and expressions of grief met the opening of the nation’s first memorial to the victims of lynching Thursday in Alabama. Hundreds lined up in the rain to get a first look at the memorial and museum in Montgomery. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice commemorates 4,400 black people who […]
Genetic sleuthing bolsters food poisoning searches
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 22:01:34 -0700
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ATLANTA (AP) — Disease hunters are using genetic sequencing in their investigation of the ongoing food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, a technique that is revolutionizing the detection of germs in food. The genetic analysis is being used to bolster investigations and — in some cases — connect the dots between what were once […]
Court won’t return tigers, exotic animals to Ohio man’s home
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:21:28 -0700
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A man whose tigers and other exotic animals were seized in a raid by authorities in Ohio lost what is likely his final court challenge seeking return of the animals to his roadside sanctuary. The Ohio Supreme Court turned down a request to overturn a lower court’s decision that sided with […]